Category: Chennai

July has been an exciting month for theatre enthusiasts in Chennai, leaving one spoilt for choice. With the Short and Sweet Theatre Festival, and several exciting plays happening in other parts of the city, it is indeed warming to see that the art of storytelling through the medium of theatre Read More

For the ninth year in a row, Chennai celebrated its LGBTQIA community with its Pride March on June 25, 2017. The Pride March began from the Rajarathnam stadium in Chennai. Below is a photo story of Chennai Pride 2017.

“Look at contraceptive pills, we are really not looking into the ill effects of these pills because women use them, same goes for menstruation products. Because women use it, it is not something that main stream media cares to discuss.” – Sofia Ashraf Menstrual Hygiene Day is observed on May Read More

India is struggling to grasp the concept of consent. It may need more than just a little nudge to make people understand what consent means. Acknowledging the importance of consent to reduce and eventually prevent gender violence especially in relationships, Prajyna, a non-profit organisation working around gender related issues, is Read More

“Initially, they (transgenders) are very unsure of why they are doing it or what they are doing which is completely understandable because it is a very new thing to be painting a wall. After the first day, they just want to come and paint. They like the process, they like Read More

The Lit for Life 2017 conducted by The Hindu had twelve thousand registering themselves online. This says a lot about the success of this festival. This year, the festival began with remembering Chandralekha a dancer and choreographer, Sadanand Menon, Tishani Doshi and Shashi Kumar remembered her in their own ways. There Read More

Who am I? I am a Tamizh woman. I was born in the capital city of Chennai and I spent 20 years of my life there. I am characterised by that typical Tamizh Pride that India knows too well and, like every other one of my fellow Tamizhs, I Read More

A campaign went online on the 21st of January 2017 in Chennai. The campaign –addressed as #IWillGoOut (IWGO)that went online in Chennai was part of a larger nationwide gathering that happened on the 21st of January in over 20 Indian cities including Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Bhopal, Read More

My memories of Chennai dates back from my adolescent age. It is a city of people who welcome variants and stand together for anything that they believe in. Some would say they are just Kanjivaram cladded mamis with studs bigger than their ears but to me, they are introspective people Read More